USA Preorders Chart, 12 January 2013 - DMC - News

There is one game in the top 40 to be in its final week before launch, Devil May Cry for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. As a reminder the Pro data is back up, which means that I am taking requests again for games outside the top 20.

Two games have 200,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week, and the top 10 has 100,000 or more pre-orders, the same as last week. One game added 20,000 or more, up from none last week and four added 10,000 or more, up from two last week.

Games in Final Week Before Launch

There is one game in the top 40 to be in its final week before launch, DMC (Devil May Cry) for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The PlayStation 3 version added 18,191 pre-orders for a grand total of 128,310. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 150,000 to 200,000 units range unit range. Expect the game to sell between 500,000 and 700,000 units lifetime in the US.

Devil May Cry 4 (PS3, 2008) – 146,336 week one USA, 500,573 to date

The Xbox 360 version added 6,852 pre-orders for a grand total of 92,639. Expect first week sales in the USA at retail to be in the 140,000 to 180,000 units range unit range. Expect the game to sell between 500,000 and 700,000 units lifetime in the US.

Devil May Cry 4 (X360, 2008) – 228,784 week one USA, 700,728 to date

Major Performers in the U.S. – Week Ending January 19

Anarchy Reigns (X360) sales are expected to drop to around 20,000 units in its second week on sale. The PlayStation 3 version is expected to drop to around 14,000 units in its second week.

Overall hardware sales are expected to decrease by around 5 percent.

Other Hot Games – In Order of Release

God of War: Ascension (PS3) added 7,063 pre-orders, down from 4,149 last week, for a total of 156,420. The game has fallen 118,000 pre-orders behind God of War III. The game is nine weeks away from launch in the USA, March 12, 2013.

Gears of War: Judgment (X360) added 3,058 pre-orders, up from 2,231 last week, for a total of 68,677. The game has fallen 864,000 pre-orders behind Gears of War III. The game is 10 weeks away from launch in the USA, March 12, 2013.

Bioshock Infinite (X360) added 5,988 pre-orders, up from 4,336 last week, for a total of 257,994. Bioshock Infinite (PS3) added 3,726 pre-orders, up from 2,753 last week, for a total of 158,437. The game is 11 weeks away from launch in the USA, March 26, 2013.

Notable mentions: StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm (PC) added 7,487 pre-orders for a total of 161,256. Ninokuni: Shiroki Seihai no Joou (PS3) added 11,874 pre-orders for a total of 92,217. Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS) added 22,409 pre-orders for a total of 57,344.

Requests: Rayman Legends (WiiU) added 781 pre-orders for a total of 18,893. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time (PSV) added 859 pre-orders for a total of 9,285. Killzone: Mercenary (PSV) added 30 pre-orders for a total of 907.

If your favorite game isn't in the top 40, leave a comment requesting which game you want to see and the most requested games will be added in next week's article!

The Top 40 can be seen below or click here to go to the USA pre-orders page.

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Some release dates for you: Dead Space 3 releases February 5th, so it should say 4 weeks to launch, Tomb Raider releases March 5th, so it should say 8 weeks to launch, Dead island Riptide releases April 23rd, so it should say 15 weeks to launch, Luigi's Mansion is a Q1 2013 game, so it should say 11 weeks to launch. GTA V is Q2, so it should say 24 weeks to launch. Took me a whole 5 minutes, now can you please keep the lists up to date? Also Fire Emblem Kakusai is not the name of the upcoming Fire Emblem, could you please update something as simple as that?

"God of War: Ascension (PS3) added 7,063 pre-orders, down from 4,149 last week", shouldn't that be up from last week?
I can't wait to see what happens once they start showing more of the single player, I think it's significantly under-tracked on here anyway looking at how amazingly well it's been doing in the online bestseller charts by Amazon, Gamestop, Walmart etc. Hopefully we get officially numbers closer to release.

GOWJ is flat. beyond 2 souls doing good for now, the last of us with plenty of time to grow, GOWA doing ok hopefully will pickup in the wks to come. Bioshock infinite on both consoles, doing perfectly well.